THE young Sharks team is starting to play some really good hockey and with Jack Baker back in the side and the electric pace of Vivek Lodhia the team really took the game to Bedouins.

With great movement up front from Robyn Vitols and George Allison coupled with great defending from Jack Williams and Fran Hicks in particular Sharks were able to capitalise on their opportunities and go 3-0 up.

Although Bedouins were able to get one back in the second half the score remained at 3-1 in Sharks favour.

Leicester and Rutland Mixed hockey League Division Four

Loughborough Sharks 3rd XI 2 Leicester University 1

It was unfortunate that Leicester students were unable to field a full side, their ladies assuming their men could do the job.

With only seven on the pitch the odds were stacked against them but as is often the way in these situations dogged defending can defy the persistent pressure of attack.

For most of the match Sharks B team were in control and had many chances. It was with some relief that a Matt Dash short corner strike hit the back board.

Eager to score more they pushed up and complacently left young goalkeeper Sam Arthur exposed at the back. A long ball from the Leicester defence was not cut out and shortly afterwards the scores were level.

It was enough to prompt a response from the Sharks. For the remainder of the match the Leicester students barely got the ball out of their half.

After chances fell to Lizzie Halliwell, George Heslop-Harrison and Daniel Ross it was up to Will Marriot to make certain. His clean shot secured what turned out to be a difficult win for Sharks 2-1.